Dicko on Holey Moley, why he won’t return as Australian Idol judge

Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson has made an appearance on a new reality TV show but revealed what would lure him back to Australian Idol when it returns.

Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson has ruled out a return to Australian Idol.

With the format set to be rebooted after 12 years on the shelf, producers are yet to reveal the judging line-up with much speculation as to whether or not any familiar faces will return to the fold.

“I look like Clive Palmer now, they are not going to want me,” Dicko told Confidential. “The fact is, they are not going to go near me. They will get the one off Destiny’s Child that hasn’t been on yet and some other famous people and they will be happy with that. They won’t call me and I don’t blame them for it. I am not bitter about it, I am happy.”

Former Australian Idol judges Kyle Sandilands Marcia Hines and Ian 'Dicko' Dickson.

Dicko was a judge on the music talent search reality show alongside Mark Holden and Marcia Hines. Kyle Sandilands also sat on the panel for a couple of seasons.

The only way Dicko would consider returning to Idol would be if he was given management rights over the winning contestant.

Ian 'Dicko' Dickson for Holey Moley.

Dicko, who worked in music label management before becoming one of our biggest stars on Idol, has this week however made a return to our television screens, joining the cast of Holey Moley as a golf playing pirate.

“This is a really daft, bright, shiny show and I don’t think it is pretending to be anything but that,” Dicko said of the show, hosted by Sonia Kruger with Matt Shirvington, Rob Riggle and Greg Norman also involved. “They have created this wonderland that is a feast for the eyes and you have a C-grade celebrity dressed as a pirate chipping golf balls. It is a winner.”

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